THE PARODY by Gill No. 1, June 4, 1869-No. 21, January 9-16, 1870. Paris, Editor-in-chief: André Gill, Director: J. Legrand, then J. Derivière, Manager: Léon Picard. Texts by Albert Brun, Charles Cros, Alexandre Ducros, Jacques Durand, Francis Enne, André Gill, Léon Guillet, Ernest d'Hervilly, Paul Mahalin, G. Puissant, Jules Vallès (who serialized various fragments of Le Bachelier under the title "Le Testament d'un blagueur"), Paul Verlaine ("Poèmes en prose"), Eugène Vermersch. Illustrations by A. Coinchon, Gédéon, André Gill, Hadol, A. Humbert, A. Lemot, Alfred Le Petit, H. Oulevay, G. Pilotell, Félix Régamey, Robida, Sahib. Complete collection. 21 numbers in 21 issues in 1 vol. in-folio bound (binding rubbed). Handwritten notes by Vasseur (2 ff.). Joint : - 1 photograph of André Gill (Cliché Carjat de la Galerie Contemporaine) ; - 1 portrait charge of Jules Vallès by Paul Réga. Missing is the excerpt from the 1956 revue Études de Presse on La Parodie, mentioned by Vasseur. "This amusing and eminently fanciful sheet reproduces the day's event, the play or novel in vogue, the salon, the news. "La Parodie is illustrated with numerous humorous and caricatured engravings, in black and color.